Spotlight on Joe Twist & Katerina Gimon! Do you like the TV series Bluey? (Tell us if you don’t, because we have questions for you.) Australian composer/arranger Joe Twist is one of the most in-demand music creators in Australia and abroad, straddling film music and concert music arenas – and this acclaimed composer of Bluey […]
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Doctoral research on the intelligibility of choirs – perception test
Dear all, My name is Anastasia, I am a 3rd-year PhD student at the University of Strasbourg, France. I would like to invite you to take part in a perception test in the framework of my research on the intelligibility of choirs: https://www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.4/survey?s=amfFQ (English version) https://www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.4/survey?s=rHSGH (version française) https://www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.4/survey?s=c5LOB (versione italiana) The aim of the test […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all 44 episodes for free at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 44 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares real-world wisdom in When Something Goes Wrong, exploring how choral conductors can respond with grace, calm, and professionalism when the unexpected happens on stage. From missed entrances to fainting singers, Dr. Baker offers strategies for maintaining focus and […]
Three NEW Works to Motivate Your Choir
Odes of Love: International Consortium I’m very happy because I have a great initiative for you. I know you are always looking for new repertoire that helps your singers grow. What it is Odes of Love is an international consortium co-commissioning three new works from living composers. This gives you premiere-ready pieces that grow your […]
Anno 2018
A little nostalgia for today: a beautiful performance by Choralia Chamber Choir from the United Kingdom, winner of the Grand Prize of Musica Eterna a Roma in 2018. https://fb.watch/CAtKuzW0Rt/ Have you applied for our festival next year yet? You still have a month before the Early Bird deadline 😉 Contact for more details: Konrad […]
Dan Locklair wins The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award
The American Prize national nonprofit competitions in the performing arts has announced winners and runners-up of The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, 2025. Dan Locklair won for his “Requiem.” Complete results were published to our blog here: https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2025/10/national-winners-american-music.html The deadline for applications for the 2026 season of contests […]